Drugs for programmers

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Here comes the inevitable post by me...

Drugs taken recreationally:

Cannabis
Alcohol
Tobacco
Hydrocodone
Speed
Ephedrine
Salvia

That's all I can think of right now.

Anyway, programming when you're high is crazy. I actually concentrate more. I coded an entire DOS graphical user interface while high once. (Not all at one sitting, mind you.) The code was horrible, but I was a newbie coder...

>You should all drink BEER!

Whats the point in any drugs anyway?<

You're telling us not to do drugs and also telling us to drink beer in one breath?

First of all, a lot of people that enjoy experimenting with drugs learn about them before they ever try them. If you want to be a successful drug user, than you have got to be an educated one.

Second of all, beer is as harmful (and more harmful in many instances) as several "drugs". It really, REALLY ........es me off when people brush away how dangerous it is just because it's been around a long time and is for the most part socially and culturally acceptable. And then they have the nerve to call many soft drugs (such as weed) evil.

>Make your self happy being you.<

(Again.) See, you have already faulted. You made the assumption that people take drugs for the sole purpose of becoming happy, yet that's one (if any) of the many reasons.

People smoke weed to get high. Getting high is fun just as getting drunk is fun.

People take psychodelics such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms because it's interesting and for whatever other reason(s) they enjoy the experience.

People don't (read: shouldn't) recreationally take drugs to BECOME happy. If they do, then they are abusing the drug. Responsible drug users only take drugs when they are reasonably happy and in good mindset.

>Efferdrien + caffeine.<

I took 900mg of caffeine equivalent (mainly ephedrine) once. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. I highly recommend people to stray from this drug.